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Bayard Rustin’s views on affirmative action: A critique

On February 28, 2019, The New York Times published a 6-minute multimedia video, narrated by Times contributing opinion writer Coleman Hughes, titled “The Gay, Black Civil Rights Hero Opposed to Affirmative Action: How would Bayard Rustin be judged today?” Text

March 1, 2019 No Comments

Redlining and the Many Effects of Slavery: Are You Willing to Act to Heal This Moral Injury?

By David J. Ragland Recent headlines reinforce how little progress has been made in terms of economic justice for African Americans. An exhaustive report by the Center for Investigative Journalism examined current redlining practices that fuel gentrification. Combing through over

February 26, 2019 No Comments

Redlining and the Many Effects of Slavery: Are You Willing to Act to Heal This Moral Injury?

By David J. Ragland Recent headlines reinforce how little progress has been made in terms of economic justice for African Americans. An exhaustive report by the Center for Investigative Journalism examined current redlining practices that fuel gentrification. Combing through over

February 26, 2019 No Comments

The Case for Interpersonal Reparations

“If you stick a knife nine inches into my back and pull it out three inches, that is not progress. Even if you pull it all the way out, that is not progress. Progress is healing the wound, and America

February 24, 2019 No Comments

The Case for Interpersonal Reparations

“If you stick a knife nine inches into my back and pull it out three inches, that is not progress. Even if you pull it all the way out, that is not progress. Progress is healing the wound, and America

February 24, 2019 No Comments

Turtle Island Immigrant: Do Americans of European descent need an exit strategy from Whiteness?

It’s all about demographics. In 2015, the Census Bureau reported that 50.3% of children younger than five already belonged to “minority” populations. By 2044, the Bureau projects, the United States will be a “majority minority” nation. (Pew Research gives the

February 23, 2019 No Comments

Turtle Island Immigrant: Do Americans of European descent need an exit strategy from Whiteness?

It’s all about demographics. In 2015, the Census Bureau reported that 50.3% of children younger than five already belonged to “minority” populations. By 2044, the Bureau projects, the United States will be a “majority minority” nation. (Pew Research gives the

February 23, 2019 No Comments

Separating Families? It’s What the U.S. Has Always Done

There is a crisis going on at our borders. Children are separated from their families. Mothers are separated from their babies. Many Americans are beginning to take notice and cry out, but the problem is not getting resolved. Democrats are

February 22, 2019 No Comments

Separating Families? It’s What the U.S. Has Always Done

There is a crisis going on at our borders. Children are separated from their families. Mothers are separated from their babies. Many Americans are beginning to take notice and cry out, but the problem is not getting resolved. Democrats are

February 22, 2019 No Comments

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